Ex. 131, p. 506 1. We were tired and thirsty, having been on the road since . eight o'clock in the
morning, and it was a hot day. 2. One day towards evening when sitting in front of
their cottages, the old people caught sight of a young girl with a bundle in her hand.
3. The lady was waiting for her sister arriving by the 7.30 train. 4. I hailed the first
taxi passing by and reached the station at ten minutes to three. 5. One morning,
looking out of the window, Johnny saw in his neighbour's orchard a great number of
fine red apples which had fallen from the trees. 6. "Villain!" cried he, running down
to him. 7. "Oh, sir," said the poor boy trembling with fear, "it isn't my fault." 8. "May
I come in?" she said pushing the door a little wider open. 9. "I'm late," she remarked,
sitting down and drawing off her gloves. 10. Here and there were signs that the
flower-beds had been trampled upon by excited villagers trying to reach the windows.
11. Not knowing the way to the station he often stopped to ask people who were
passing by. 12. He looked like an African savage being shown a simple conjuring
trick. 13. The old woman told me with pride that the healthy-looking child playing
beside us was her grandson. 14. She returned presently bringing a
tray with a jug of
milk. 15. The path leading through the coppice soon got lost in the high grass.
Ex. 132, p. 506 1. A middle-aged woman, who was wearing a print apron, stood at the door of the
cottage. 2. She looked down at the floor as though she saw something there. 3. When
Jacob arrived at the house in Malta Street on a sunny afternoon, he found that it had
been deserted. 4. A snake that is sleeping in the grass will bite if anyone treads upon
it. 5. When she was seven, she often wore her favourite brown velvet frock barely
reaching the knees of her thin legs. 6. Suddenly, as he was watching the fear she was
trying to hide, he believed her stoTy. 7. The golden light that was still lying in sheets
upon the water dazzled Nan for a moment. 8. I felt a bitter envy towards the two
small boys who were walking along the path with their mother at that moment. 9. It's
an old face for twenty-five, Jan thought, as she watched the wrinkles that fanned out
from eyes to temples. 10. As Jim was not sure of her real intentions, he merely
looked at her and paused for a moment. 11. After he had satisfied himself that each
guest had a plate of food and a glass of water, he was anxious to make conversation.
12. When he returned home late at night, he found everybody in bed. 13. As soon as
he reached the top of the hill, my companion stopped. 14. After he had filled his
pockets with apples, the boy was about to run away when he saw the owner of the
garden with a stick in his hand. 15. The letter that began with "Dear sir" was not
signed. 16. After I had addressed and sealed the parcel, I went out at once to the
Main Post Office.